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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whom does Blondal write a letter to about the execution axe?
2. Why does Agnes turn Reverend Toti away in Chapter 3?
3. From what point of view is this narrative told?
4. Why does Lauga get angry at Steina when the District Commissioner arrives in Chapter 1?
5. What does Poet-Rosa write to Agnes a second time?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Margret view Agnes while she is cleaning her?
2. Why does Agnes not know what to say to Reverend Toti?
3. Analyze Agnes' quote, "I can turn to that day as though it were a page in a book. It's written so deeply upon my mind I can almost taste the ink" (132).
4. How does Agnes feel about her conviction at the start of the narrative?
5. How does Margret respond to Roslin's opinions? Why?
6. What are Agnes' emotions like when she first arrives at Kornsa?
7. Where do we clearly see the difference of opinion toward Agnes between the Jonsdottir girls?
8. Why might Agnes say, "What a person does, and to know a person is, very different thing" (103)?
9. What does the Ministerial Book reveal about Agnes' past that may give insight into her future?
10. What does Poet-Rosa's poem accuse Agnes of doing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Agnes spends a fair amount of time sharing her story about family with both Reverend Toti and Margret. What conclusions can be drawn from her childhood background and how might they have shaped the woman she became?
Essay Topic 2
To what extent does Reverend Toti fulfill his task of bringing Agnes to God? Give two examples of when he is successful and two of when he failed.
Essay Topic 3
Blondal may have showed favoritism, because Natan apparently cured Blondal's wife. Do you believe that it is acceptable for people to use favors to manipulate other situations? In what cases may it be/not be acceptable?
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